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Do the Right-Wing Grifters Ever Actually Pay?

A story about Don and Jacob and Rudy and Jack and Mike and Alex and Fox.

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Jonathan V. Last
April 10, 2024∙ Paid
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1. Mo Money, Mo Problems

Some recent news items:

  • Right-wing grifters Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman to pay New York $1 million for voter-suppression scheme

  • Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defamation

  • Donald Trump to pay New York state $355 million as a penalty for fraud

  • Fox News to pay Dominion $787 million for defamation

  • Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook families $1.1 billion for defamation

  • Rudy Giuliani to pay two Georgia election workers $143 million for defamation

  • Mike Lindell to pay $5 million in election data dispute

Are any of these guys actually going to pay the money they owe?

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